Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 701.9
Unspecified hypertrophic and atrophic conditions of skin
  • Short description: SKIN HYPERTRO/ATROPH NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 701.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 701.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 701.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 701.9: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 701.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L90.9 Atrophic disorder of skin, unspecified
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM L91.9 Hypertrophic disorder of the skin, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Atrophic condition of skin
  • Atrophic skin
  • Excess skin of abdominal wall
  • Excess skin of arm
  • Excess skin of thigh
  • Excess skin, abdomen
  • Excess skin, arm
  • Excess skin, thigh
  • Hypertrophic condition of skin
  • Hypertrophic skin
  • Skin tag
Applies To
  • Atrophoderma
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 701.9:
  • Atrophoderma, atrophodermia 701.9
    • diffusum (idiopathic) 701.8
    • reticulatum symmetricum faciei 701.8
  • Atrophy, atrophic
    • facial (skin) 701.9
    • subcutaneous 701.9
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
  • Glossy skin 701.9
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • skin condition NEC 701.9
  • Pendulous
    • abdomen 701.9
      • in pregnancy or childbirth 654.4
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.89
  • Redundant, redundancy
    • abdomen 701.9
    • skin (of face) 701.9
  • Tag (hypertrophied skin) (infected) 701.9
    • endocardial (see also Endocarditis) 424.90
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